عطر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ط ر (ʕ ṭ r)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕitˤr/

Noun

عِطْر • (ʕiṭr) m (plural عُطُور (ʕuṭūr) or عُطُورَات (ʕuṭūrāt))

1. perfume, scent
2. essence, attar

Declension

Declension of noun عِطْر (ʕiṭr)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عِطْر ʕiṭr	الْعِطْر al-ʕiṭr	عِطْر ʕiṭr
nominative	عِطْرٌ ʕiṭrun	الْعِطْرُ al-ʕiṭru	عِطْرُ ʕiṭru
accusative	عِطْرًا ʕiṭran	الْعِطْرَ al-ʕiṭra	عِطْرَ ʕiṭra
genitive	عِطْرٍ ʕiṭrin	الْعِطْرِ al-ʕiṭri	عِطْرِ ʕiṭri
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عِطْرَيْن ʕiṭrayn	الْعِطْرَيْن al-ʕiṭrayn	عِطْرَيْ ʕiṭray
nominative	عِطْرَانِ ʕiṭrāni	الْعِطْرَانِ al-ʕiṭrāni	عِطْرَا ʕiṭrā
accusative	عِطْرَيْنِ ʕiṭrayni	الْعِطْرَيْنِ al-ʕiṭrayni	عِطْرَيْ ʕiṭray
genitive	عِطْرَيْنِ ʕiṭrayni	الْعِطْرَيْنِ al-ʕiṭrayni	عِطْرَيْ ʕiṭray
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عُطُور‎; عُطُورَات ʕuṭūr‎; ʕuṭūrāt	الْعُطُور‎; الْعُطُورَات al-ʕuṭūr‎; al-ʕuṭūrāt	عُطُور‎; عُطُورَات ʕuṭūr‎; ʕuṭūrāt
nominative	عُطُورٌ‎; عُطُورَاتٌ ʕuṭūrun‎; ʕuṭūrātun	الْعُطُورُ‎; الْعُطُورَاتُ al-ʕuṭūru‎; al-ʕuṭūrātu	عُطُورُ‎; عُطُورَاتُ ʕuṭūru‎; ʕuṭūrātu
accusative	عُطُورًا‎; عُطُورَاتٍ ʕuṭūran‎; ʕuṭūrātin	الْعُطُورَ‎; الْعُطُورَاتِ al-ʕuṭūra‎; al-ʕuṭūrāti	عُطُورَ‎; عُطُورَاتِ ʕuṭūra‎; ʕuṭūrāti
genitive	عُطُورٍ‎; عُطُورَاتٍ ʕuṭūrin‎; ʕuṭūrātin	الْعُطُورِ‎; الْعُطُورَاتِ al-ʕuṭūri‎; al-ʕuṭūrāti	عُطُورِ‎; عُطُورَاتِ ʕuṭūri‎; ʕuṭūrāti

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: عطر (ʕiṭir)
• Hijazi Arabic: عطر (ʕiṭir)
• Moroccan Arabic: عطر (ʕṭar)
• → Azerbaijani: ətir
• → Ottoman Turkish: عطر (itr)
  • Turkish: ıtır
• → Classical Persian: عِطْر (itr), عَطْر (atr) (see there for further descendants)
• → Turkmen: atyr
• → Uyghur: ئەتىر (etir)
• → Uzbek: atir

Etymology 2

Denominal verb from عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕatˤ.tˤa.ra/

Verb

عَطَّرَ • (ʕaṭṭara) II (non-past يُعَطِّرُ (yuʕaṭṭiru), verbal noun تَعْطِير (taʕṭīr))

1. to perfume

Conjugation

Conjugation of عَطَّرَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَعْطِير)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعْطِير taʕṭīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُعَطِّر muʕaṭṭir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُعَطَّر muʕaṭṭar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَطَّرْتُ ʕaṭṭartu	عَطَّرْتَ ʕaṭṭarta	عَطَّرَ ʕaṭṭara		عَطَّرْتُمَا ʕaṭṭartumā	عَطَّرَا ʕaṭṭarā		عَطَّرْنَا ʕaṭṭarnā	عَطَّرْتُمْ ʕaṭṭartum	عَطَّرُوا ʕaṭṭarū
	f		عَطَّرْتِ ʕaṭṭarti	عَطَّرَتْ ʕaṭṭarat			عَطَّرَتَا ʕaṭṭaratā			عَطَّرْتُنَّ ʕaṭṭartunna	عَطَّرْنَ ʕaṭṭarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَطِّرُ ʔuʕaṭṭiru	تُعَطِّرُ tuʕaṭṭiru	يُعَطِّرُ yuʕaṭṭiru		تُعَطِّرَانِ tuʕaṭṭirāni	يُعَطِّرَانِ yuʕaṭṭirāni		نُعَطِّرُ nuʕaṭṭiru	تُعَطِّرُونَ tuʕaṭṭirūna	يُعَطِّرُونَ yuʕaṭṭirūna
	f		تُعَطِّرِينَ tuʕaṭṭirīna	تُعَطِّرُ tuʕaṭṭiru			تُعَطِّرَانِ tuʕaṭṭirāni			تُعَطِّرْنَ tuʕaṭṭirna	يُعَطِّرْنَ yuʕaṭṭirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَطِّرَ ʔuʕaṭṭira	تُعَطِّرَ tuʕaṭṭira	يُعَطِّرَ yuʕaṭṭira		تُعَطِّرَا tuʕaṭṭirā	يُعَطِّرَا yuʕaṭṭirā		نُعَطِّرَ nuʕaṭṭira	تُعَطِّرُوا tuʕaṭṭirū	يُعَطِّرُوا yuʕaṭṭirū
	f		تُعَطِّرِي tuʕaṭṭirī	تُعَطِّرَ tuʕaṭṭira			تُعَطِّرَا tuʕaṭṭirā			تُعَطِّرْنَ tuʕaṭṭirna	يُعَطِّرْنَ yuʕaṭṭirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَطِّرْ ʔuʕaṭṭir	تُعَطِّرْ tuʕaṭṭir	يُعَطِّرْ yuʕaṭṭir		تُعَطِّرَا tuʕaṭṭirā	يُعَطِّرَا yuʕaṭṭirā		نُعَطِّرْ nuʕaṭṭir	تُعَطِّرُوا tuʕaṭṭirū	يُعَطِّرُوا yuʕaṭṭirū
	f		تُعَطِّرِي tuʕaṭṭirī	تُعَطِّرْ tuʕaṭṭir			تُعَطِّرَا tuʕaṭṭirā			تُعَطِّرْنَ tuʕaṭṭirna	يُعَطِّرْنَ yuʕaṭṭirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عَطِّرْ ʕaṭṭir			عَطِّرَا ʕaṭṭirā				عَطِّرُوا ʕaṭṭirū
	f		عَطِّرِي ʕaṭṭirī							عَطِّرْنَ ʕaṭṭirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُطِّرْتُ ʕuṭṭirtu	عُطِّرْتَ ʕuṭṭirta	عُطِّرَ ʕuṭṭira		عُطِّرْتُمَا ʕuṭṭirtumā	عُطِّرَا ʕuṭṭirā		عُطِّرْنَا ʕuṭṭirnā	عُطِّرْتُمْ ʕuṭṭirtum	عُطِّرُوا ʕuṭṭirū
	f		عُطِّرْتِ ʕuṭṭirti	عُطِّرَتْ ʕuṭṭirat			عُطِّرَتَا ʕuṭṭiratā			عُطِّرْتُنَّ ʕuṭṭirtunna	عُطِّرْنَ ʕuṭṭirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَطَّرُ ʔuʕaṭṭaru	تُعَطَّرُ tuʕaṭṭaru	يُعَطَّرُ yuʕaṭṭaru		تُعَطَّرَانِ tuʕaṭṭarāni	يُعَطَّرَانِ yuʕaṭṭarāni		نُعَطَّرُ nuʕaṭṭaru	تُعَطَّرُونَ tuʕaṭṭarūna	يُعَطَّرُونَ yuʕaṭṭarūna
	f		تُعَطَّرِينَ tuʕaṭṭarīna	تُعَطَّرُ tuʕaṭṭaru			تُعَطَّرَانِ tuʕaṭṭarāni			تُعَطَّرْنَ tuʕaṭṭarna	يُعَطَّرْنَ yuʕaṭṭarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَطَّرَ ʔuʕaṭṭara	تُعَطَّرَ tuʕaṭṭara	يُعَطَّرَ yuʕaṭṭara		تُعَطَّرَا tuʕaṭṭarā	يُعَطَّرَا yuʕaṭṭarā		نُعَطَّرَ nuʕaṭṭara	تُعَطَّرُوا tuʕaṭṭarū	يُعَطَّرُوا yuʕaṭṭarū
	f		تُعَطَّرِي tuʕaṭṭarī	تُعَطَّرَ tuʕaṭṭara			تُعَطَّرَا tuʕaṭṭarā			تُعَطَّرْنَ tuʕaṭṭarna	يُعَطَّرْنَ yuʕaṭṭarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَطَّرْ ʔuʕaṭṭar	تُعَطَّرْ tuʕaṭṭar	يُعَطَّرْ yuʕaṭṭar		تُعَطَّرَا tuʕaṭṭarā	يُعَطَّرَا yuʕaṭṭarā		نُعَطَّرْ nuʕaṭṭar	تُعَطَّرُوا tuʕaṭṭarū	يُعَطَّرُوا yuʕaṭṭarū
	f		تُعَطَّرِي tuʕaṭṭarī	تُعَطَّرْ tuʕaṭṭar			تُعَطَّرَا tuʕaṭṭarā			تُعَطَّرْنَ tuʕaṭṭarna	يُعَطَّرْنَ yuʕaṭṭarna

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.tˤir/

Adjective

عَطِر • (ʕaṭir)

1. fragrant, sweet-smelling, aromatic

Declension

Declension of adjective عَطِر (ʕaṭir)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	عَطِر ʕaṭir	الْعَطِر al-ʕaṭir	عَطِرَة ʕaṭira	الْعَطِرَة al-ʕaṭira
nominative	عَطِرٌ ʕaṭirun	الْعَطِرُ al-ʕaṭiru	عَطِرَةٌ ʕaṭiratun	الْعَطِرَةُ al-ʕaṭiratu
accusative	عَطِرًا ʕaṭiran	الْعَطِرَ al-ʕaṭira	عَطِرَةً ʕaṭiratan	الْعَطِرَةَ al-ʕaṭirata
genitive	عَطِرٍ ʕaṭirin	الْعَطِرِ al-ʕaṭiri	عَطِرَةٍ ʕaṭiratin	الْعَطِرَةِ al-ʕaṭirati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	عَطِرَيْن ʕaṭirayn	الْعَطِرَيْن al-ʕaṭirayn	عَطِرَتَيْن ʕaṭiratayn	الْعَطِرَتَيْن al-ʕaṭiratayn
nominative	عَطِرَانِ ʕaṭirāni	الْعَطِرَانِ al-ʕaṭirāni	عَطِرَتَانِ ʕaṭiratāni	الْعَطِرَتَانِ al-ʕaṭiratāni
accusative	عَطِرَيْنِ ʕaṭirayni	الْعَطِرَيْنِ al-ʕaṭirayni	عَطِرَتَيْنِ ʕaṭiratayni	الْعَطِرَتَيْنِ al-ʕaṭiratayni
genitive	عَطِرَيْنِ ʕaṭirayni	الْعَطِرَيْنِ al-ʕaṭirayni	عَطِرَتَيْنِ ʕaṭiratayni	الْعَطِرَتَيْنِ al-ʕaṭiratayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	عَطِرَات ʕaṭirāt	الْعَطِرَات al-ʕaṭirāt
nominative	?	?	عَطِرَاتٌ ʕaṭirātun	الْعَطِرَاتُ al-ʕaṭirātu
accusative	?	?	عَطِرَاتٍ ʕaṭirātin	الْعَطِرَاتِ al-ʕaṭirāti
genitive	?	?	عَطِرَاتٍ ʕaṭirātin	الْعَطِرَاتِ al-ʕaṭirāti

Related terms

• عاطِر (ʕāṭir, “perfumed, fragrant, aromatic, sweet-smelling”)
• عطار
• عطارَة
• عِطْرِيَّة (ʕiṭriyya, “perfume, aromatic”)
• عِطْرِيّ (ʕiṭriyy, “aromatic”)
• معطر
• مِعْطَار (miʕṭār)
• مِعْطِير (miʕṭīr)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕetˤr/

Noun

عطر • (ʕiṭr) m (plural عُطور (ʕuṭūr) or عِطُور (ʕiṭūr))

1. (uncommon) perfume

   Synonyms: ريحة (rīḥa), برفان (burfān), برفيوم (birfiyum)

   1. (uncommon) cologne

      Synonym: كُلونيا (kolonya)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَطَّرَ (ʕaṭṭara, “to perfume”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕatˤ.tˤar/

Verb

عطر • (ʕaṭṭar) II (non-past يِعَطَّر (yiʕaṭṭar))

1. (transitive) to perfume

   عَطَّرت الأُٖوضة ― ʕaṭṭart il-ʔōda ― I perfumed the room

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕetˤer, ʕitir/

Verb

عطر • (ʕeṭer) II (non-past يِعْطَر (yiʕṭar))

1. (intransitive, with في (“into”), dated) to bump into, to clash with, to cross paths with, to come across

   أنا!؟، دا أنا لو عطرت ف الحرامي ده، دانا هوديه ورا الشمس!

   ʔana!?, da ʔana law ʕeṭert fe l-ḥarāmi da, dana ha-waddīh wara š-šams!

   Me?! If I ever found that swindler, I'd mess him up! (literally "take him behind the sun")

Gojri

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَطَر (atar), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Noun

عَطَر ('atar) m

1. scent, perfume, fragrance, aromatic compound

Further reading

• Dr Rafique Anjum (2018), Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 310.

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ط ر
1 term

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕi.tˤir/, [ʕɪ.tˤɪr]

Noun

عطر • (ʕiṭir) m (construct state عِطْر (ʕiṭr), plural عُطور (ʕuṭūr) or عطورات (ʕuṭūrāt))

1. perfume
2. cologne

   Synonym: كُلونيا (kulōnya)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَطَّر (ʕaṭṭar, “to perfume”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕatˤ.tˤar/

Verb

عطر • (ʕaṭṭar) II (non-past يِعَطِّر (yiʕaṭṭir))

1. to perfume

   عَطَّرت الغُرفة ― ʕaṭṭart al-ḡurfa ― I perfumed the room

Conjugation

Conjugation of عطر

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عطرت (ʕaṭṭart)	عطرت (ʕaṭṭart)	عطر (ʕaṭṭar)		عطرنا (ʕaṭṭarna)	عطرتوا (ʕaṭṭartu)	عطروا (ʕaṭṭaru)
	f		عطرتي (ʕaṭṭarti)	عطرت (ʕaṭṭarat)
non-past	m	أعطر (ʔaʕaṭṭir)	تعطر (tiʕaṭṭir)	يعطر (yiʕaṭṭir)		نعطر (niʕaṭṭir)	تعطروا (tiʕaṭṭiru)	يعطروا (yiʕaṭṭiru)
	f		تعطري (tiʕaṭṭiri)	تعطر (tiʕaṭṭir)
imperative	m		عطر (ʕaṭṭir)				عطروا (ʕaṭṭiru)
	f		عطري (ʕaṭṭiri)

Ottoman Turkish

عطر

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume, scent”).

Noun

عطر • (ʼıtr or ʼıtır) (definite accusative عطری (ʼıtrı, ʼıtırı), plural عطور (ʼutur))

1. perfume, scent, a pleasant smell, the odor or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance

   Synonym: رایحه (rayiha)

2. (cosmetics) perfume, a substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor
3. rose geranium, any of several pelargoniums having rose-scented leaves, including important sources of rosewater

Derived terms

• عطر شاهی (ʼıtır şahî, “sweet pea”)
• عطر قویمق (ʼıtır koymak, “to aromatize”)
• عطر یاغی (ʼıtır yağı, “attar of roses”)
• عطر یپراغی (ʼıtır yaprağı, “leaf of the rose geranium”)
• عطرجی (ʼıtırcı, “perfumer, scentmaker”)
• عطرسا (ʼıtırsâ, “who compounds perfumes”)
• عطری (ʼıtrî, “pertaining to perfume”)
• عطریت (ʼıtriyet, “the nature of a perfume”)

Descendants

• Turkish: ıtır

Further reading

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• Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886), “عطر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 360
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ıtır”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2064
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “ıtr”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎ [Ottoman–Turkish Encyclopedic Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 476
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “عطر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 851
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Aroma”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[3], Vienna, column 85
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “عطر”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[4], Vienna, column 3180
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ıtır”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “عطر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1306

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʔatr/, /ˈʔitr/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔät̪ɾ], [ʔɪt̪ɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔät̪ɾ], [ʔɪt̪ɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔät̪ɾ], [ʔɪt̪ɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔät̪ɾ], [ʔit̪ɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæt̪ʰɹ], [ʔet̪ʰɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔät̪ɾ], [ʔit̪ɾ]

• Rhymes: -atr, -itr

Readings
Classical reading?	'atr, 'itr
Dari reading?	atr, itr
Iranian reading?	'atr, 'etr
Tajik reading?	'atr, 'itr

Noun

Dari	عطر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	атр, итр

عطر • (atr, itr)

1. perfume
2. odour
3. scent

Descendants

• → Assamese: আতৰ (ator)
• → Bengali: আতর (ator)
• → Gojri: عَطَر ('atar)
• → Gujarati: અત્તર (attar)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: इत्र (itr)

  Urdu: عِطْر ('itr)

• → Kachchi: અત્તર (attar)
• → Kannada: ಅತ್ತರು (attaru)
• → Kazakh: әтір (ätir)
• → Magahi: 𑂃𑂞𑂩 (atar)
• → Maithili: atar, ãtar

  Devanagari script: अतर, अँतर

  Tirhuta script: 𑒁𑒞𑒩, 𑒁𑒿𑒞𑒩

• → Malayalam: അത്തർ (attaṟ)
• → Malvi: इतर (itar)
• → Marathi: अत्तर (attar)
• → Marwari:

  Devanagari script: अंतर (antar), अन्तर (antar)

  Mahajani script: 𑅐𑅧𑅣𑅭 (antr)

• → Odia: ଅତର (atara)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਅਤਰ (atar)

  Shahmukhi script: عَطَر (ʻat̤ar)

• → Tamil: அத்தர் (attar)
• → Telugu: అత్తరు (attaru), అత్తరువు (attaruvu)
• → Sindhi:

  Arabic script: عَطُرُ (ʻat̤uru)

  Devanagari script: अतुर

  Khudabadi script: 𑊰𑋍𑋣𑋙 (atura)

• → Varhadi: अत्तर (attar)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَطْر (atr), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ə.t̪ʊɾ]

Noun

عَطُرُ • (ʻat̤uru) m

1. perfume

Declension

Declension of عَطُرُ (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	عَطُرُ ʻat̤uru	عَطُرَ ʻat̤ura
oblique	عَطُرَ ʻat̤ura	عَطُرَنِ ʻat̤urani
vocative	عَطُرَ ʻat̤ura	عَطُرو ʻat̤uro

Further reading

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “عطر”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 374
• Sindhi Language Authority (2026), “عطر”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[6]

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عطر ('itr), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɪt̪ɾ/, /(ʔ)ət̪ɾ/

Noun

عَطْر or عِطْر • (itr or atr) m (Hindi spelling इत्र)

1. perfume
2. fragrance
3. essence
4. attar
5. odour
6. scent

Further reading

• “عطر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “عطر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 762
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “عطر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 436
• “عطر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.